Humanitarian Aid
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Afghanistan: World Bank provides $150 million lifeline to stem rural hunger
A critical $150 million dollar lifeline for rural families in Afghanistan was announced by the World Bank on Monday, part…
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Sri Lanka: UN appeals for $47 million for life-saving aid to 1.7 million people
Sri Lanka is experiencing a multidimensional economic crisis, which is compounded by food insecurity, rising protection concerns and shortages threatening…
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Ukraine: WFP teams up with Uber, in boost for pinpoint aid deliveries
If you’re a Ukrainian living in a hard-to-reach part of a city under fire, the chances of the UN being…
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Food exports must keep flowing worldwide, FAO chief urges
As part of ongoing international efforts to address growing concerns over global food security linked to the war in Ukraine, a…
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17 Rohingya feared dead amid storm off Myanmar coast: UNHCR
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has said it is shocked and saddened by reports that more than a dozen Rohingya – including…
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UNHCR: A record 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide
The Ukraine war and other conflicts pushed the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and…
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Syria: ‘Largest-ever number’ in need, warns UN relief chief
With a scorching summer fast approaching, food prices rising and access to water and electricity limited in many parts of…
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18 million in Africa’s Sahel on ‘the brink of starvation’
As 18 million people in Africa’s Sahel region teeter on the edge of severe hunger over the next three months,…
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Food insecurity threatens societies, exacerbates conflicts and ‘no country is immune’
“When war is waged, people go hungry,” Secretary-General António Guterres told the Security Council on Thursday during a debate on…
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